Explanatory notes to the harmonized system pdf

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Maximizing Your Business's Benefits by understanding Preferential Rules of Origin and Product-Specific Rules

How Preferential Rules of Origin Can Lower Costs and Improve Competitiveness for Businesses

How central is the Harmonized System for international shipments?

At the heart of international trade, the harmonized system is an essential tool for harmonizing and facilitating the movement of goods around the globe.

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The Stakes of Customs Valuation

Along with the classification of goods and the determination of their Origin, the valuation of merchandise is essential to the application and calculation of customs tariffs.

Check the evolution of any subheading from the last four editions of the HS

Every five years, when a new edition of the HS is published, certain subheadings evolve. The History tool allows us to identify these evolutions.

The Harmonized System database contains the HS Nomenclature (2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022 versions), the HS Explanatory Notes (4th edition 2007, 5th edition 2012, 6th edition 2017 and 7th edition 2022), the Classifications Opinions, the Alphabetical Index, the Classification Decisions, the Amendments to the HS implemented as on 1st January 2022 and the correlation tables between the 2012 and 2017 HS versions (2022 will be soon uploaded).